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SCHEDULES OF RATES 


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GENERAL INFORMATION 


REGARDING 


TELEPHONE SERVICE 


IN THE FOLLOWING NAMED CITIES: 


New York City 
Brooklyn 

Philadelphia 
St. Louis 
Boston 

Baltimore 

Cleveland 

Buffalo 

Pittsburg 

Cincinnati 

Milwaukee Detroit 

Washington, D. C. 

Minneapolis 

Louisville 

Indianapolis 
St. Paul 

Kansas City 
Denver 
Omaha 
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Chicago, November 27, 1906. 

To the Committee on Gas, Oil and Electric Light: 

Gentlemen —At a meeting of the Committee held October 10th, 1906, I sug¬ 
gested that I had collected, during the Council vacation, considerable information 
regarding telephone rates and service in large cities. The Committee requested that 
I put the same in form and present it to the Committee. The information is hereto 
attached and respectfully submitted. 

The figures on the population of the various cities were furnished by the City 
Statistician, Mr. Hugo Grosser, with the statement that they are the census estimates 

for 1904. 

The telephone rates given for the various cities are taken from rate cards pub¬ 
lished by the companies, and in some cases from written communications from com¬ 
pany officials. I regard the schedules as reliable. 

The general information, outside of rates, was secured from officials of the differ¬ 
ent companies. The figures indicating the number of telephones operated by the 
various companies were secured in this way. No effort has been made to verify them 
by telephone directories or otherwise. 

Trusting that the information may be of some value to the Committee, I am 

Very respectfully, 

Linn Id. Young, 

Chairman. 


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NEW YORK CITY AND BROOKLYN, N. Y. 
(Greater New York.) 

Population, 3,888,000. 

NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX MESSAGE KATE DISTRICTS. 

District No. 1—Manhattan to 110th street. 

District No. 2—110th street to the Bronx. 

District No. 3—The Bronx. 

A local message rate call is defined as follows: 

From District No. 1—Any call within the area of Districts 1 and 2. 
From District No. 2 —Any call within the area of Districts 1, 2 and 3. 
From District No. 3—Any call within the area of Districts 2 and 3. 

The rate for a message between Districts 1 and 3 is 10 cents. 

BATES. 

BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE-ALL DISTRICTS. 


Direct Line— Amount. 

600 Calls.$48 

800 Calls. 57 

1000 Calls.!... 66 

1200 Calls. 75 

1500 Calls. 87 

1800 Calls.■. 99 

2100 Calls. Ill 

2400 Calls.. 123 

2700 Calls. 135 

3000 Calls. 147 

3300 Calls. 156 

3600 Calls. 165 

3900 Calls... 174 

4200 Calls. 183 

4500 Calls... 192 

4800 Calls. 201 

5100 Calls. 210 

5400 Calls. 219 

5700 Calls. 228 


RESIDENCE-ALL DISTRICTS. 

Business—Districts 2 and 3. 


Two-Party Line— Amount. 

600 Calls.$42 

800 Calls. 51 

1000 Calls. 60 

1200 Calls. 69 

1500 Calls. 78 

Residence—District 2. 

Four-Party Line— Amount. 

600 Calls ..$36 


Excess. 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
4 cents 
4 cents 
4 cents 
4 cents 
4 cents 
4 cents 
4 cents 
4 cents 
4 cents 
4 cents 


Excess. 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 ecnts 

Excess. 
5 cents 



























PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 


Minimum equipment, consisting of switchboard, operating telephone, two lines to 
Central Office, two telephone stations and 3,600 local messages in one year, $204. 

Additional lines, each, $24. 

Additional stations, each, $6 

Additional messages when contracted for in advance in lots of 400, per hundred, 
$3. 

Excess messages, 4 cents each. 

BRONX FLAT RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $48; two-party line, $36. 

Residence—Direct line, $36; two-party line, $30; four-party line, $24. 

Calls outside of Bronx but north of 110th street, 5 cents extra; calls into Man¬ 
hattan district, 10 cents. 

Extension telephone, business or residence, $6 per year. 

LISTINGS. 

For a party line, only one free listing allowed. 

For a residence, direct line, two listings for members of family, free. 

For a business message rate, direct line, or a business flat rate, direct line in 
District 3, three listings allowed for persons associated in business. 

For business private exchange branch, four listings allowed, plus one for each 
trunk line in excess of two, and one for each station off the premises, if associated with 
the subscriber. 

For hotel and apartment houses, private branch exchange, four listings are 
allowed. 

Extra listings, $3 per year, each, as follows: Listing of permanent guest of hotel 
or apartment house; listing of subscriber whose name is spelled in two ways; listing 
of party not related to subscriber, in connection with message rate station. 

NUMBER OF STATIONS, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1906. 


Pay stations . 8,570 

Message rate.169,915 

Flat rate . ' . 609 

Company’s service . 1,204 


Total . 180,298 

Direct line. 61,512 

Party line . 7,673 

Private Branch Exchange. 94,991 

Extensions . 16,122 


Total .. 180,298 

Business .117,993 

Residence... 62,305 


Total.180,298 

Private line, speaking tube and leased instruments. 5,357 


Total . 185,655 


No compensation to city on gross receipts. Twenty-five per cent reduction for city 


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BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN INCLUDING L. I. CITY AND ASTORIA IN BOROUGH OF QUEENS. 

District No. 1—Borough of Brooklyn. 

District No. 2—Long Island City and Astoria. 

District No. 3—Bath Beach and Coney Island. 


A local message rate call is defined as follows: 

From District No. 1—Any call within the areas Districts 1, 2 and 3 
From District No. 2—Any call within the areas Districts 1 and 2. 
From District No. 3—Any call within the areas Districts 1 and 3. 

RATES. 


BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE-ALL DISTRICTS. 


Direct Line— Amount. 

600 Calls. $48 

800 Calls. 57 

1000 Calls. 66 

1200 Calls. 75 

1500 Calls. 87 

1800 Calls_. 99 

2100 Calls. Ill 

2400 Calls. 123 

2700 Calls. 135 

3000 Calls. 147 


Excess. 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
4 cents 


Additional messages in lots of 300, $3 per hundred; single messages, 4 cents each. 


RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS-ALL DISTRICTS. 


Two-Party Line— Amount. 

600 Calls.'.$42 

800 Calls. 51 

1000 Calls. 60 

1200 Calls. 69 

1500 Calls. 78 

RESIDENCE ONLY-ALL DISTRICTS. 

Four-Party Line— Amount. 

600 Calls., .$36 


Excess. 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 


Excess. 
5 cents 


RESIDENCE ONLY-UNLIMITED LOCAL SERVICE. 

Direct line.$60 per year 

Two-party line . 48 per year 

In borough of Queens, flat rate local service will be provided in Districts A, B 
and C as follows: 

Business—Direct line, $48; two-party line, $36. 

Residence—Direct line, $36; two-party line, $30; four-party line, $24. 

Extension stations, $6 each, per year. 

Number of stations, 50,268. 




















PHILADELPHIA, PA . 

Population, 1,393,000. 

THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $160 per year. 

Unlimited—This rate no longer quoted. (There are about 2,000 stations under 


this service). 




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MEASURED SERVICE. 

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Direct Line— 

Business 


Residence 


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Rates. 

800 Calls. 

.$ 69 

800 Calls. 

.$ 60 

1000 Calls. 

. 78 

1000 Calls. 

. 69 

1600 Calls. 

. 105 

1400 Calls. . . . 

. 84 

1800 Calls. 

. 114 

2000 Calls. . . . 

.. 105 

3000 Calls. 

. 150 



Additional calls, 

business, up to 

1,600, 5 cents; over 

1600, 4 cents. 

Additional calls, residence, up to 

1,400, 5 cents; over 

1,400, 4 cents. 

Two-Party Line— 

Business 


Residence. 


Rates. 


Rates. 

600 Calls. 

.$ 48 

400 Calls. . . . 

.$ 33 

800 Calls. 

. 57 

600 Calls. . . . 

. 42 

1200 Calls. 

........ 75 

1200 Calls. . . . 

. 69 

1800 Calls. 

. 102 



Additional calls, 

business or residence, 5 cents 



ZONE RATES-UNLIMITED. 


Business—Direct line, $90; two-party, $75. 

Residence—Direct line, $36; two-party, $30; four-party, $24. 

(Flat rate in northern, eastern or western zone, with 5-cent charge to any other 
zone.) 


PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 


Switchboard, $36 per year. 

Trunks, each, $36 per year. 

Stations, $12 per year. 

Calls, $3 per one hundred. 

The following rates will soon be in effect: 

Switchboard, $24 per year. 

Trunks, $24 per year. 

Stations, $6 per year. 

Calls, $3 per one hundred. 

Extension telephone, in all classes of service except unlimited business, $12 

per year. 

LISTINGS. 

Direct line—Three listings allowed; additional listings, $3 per year. 

Two-party—One listing allowed; additional listings, $3 per year. 

Private branch exchange—Four listings allowed; additional listings, $3 per year. 
(One extra listing is allowed for each trunk over two.) 



















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Pay stations, 5 cents within a zone, 10 cents to another zone. 
No mileage charges in Philadelphia County. 

Total number of stations, 90,500. 

KEYSTONE TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

* UNLIMITED. 

Direct Line—Business, $80; residence, $48 per year. 


MEASURED SERVICE—BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE. 


Direct Line— ; 

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Rate 

Excess 

1120 *Calls. 


. . .$56 

4 cents 

Two-Party— 

480 Calls. 

• 

...$24 

4 cents 

630 Calls. 


. . . 30 

4 cents 

800 Calls. 


. . . 36 

4 cents 

1000 Calls. 


. . . 42 

4 cents 


PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 


Switchboard, $30 per year; first trunk, $80 per year; additional trunks, $60 per 
year, each; service unlimited. 

Extension Telephone, including bell, $12 per year. 

Two listings allowed; additional listings, $5 each, (measured service). 

Extra listings, direct line, unlimited service, $10 each. 

No compensation to' the city on gross receipts. 

Free telephones for city service. 

About 15,000 telephones, 95 per cent being business telephones. 

65 per cent duplicated by Bell Company. 


ST. LOUIS, MO. 

Population, 625,000. 

THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF MISSOURI. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $10.40 per month; two-party line, $8.35 per month. 

- mi^fidence-—Direct line, $5 per month; two-party line, $3.50 per month; four- 
0 q^ 3 per month. 

MEASURED SERVICE. 

Business—Direct line, $60 per year (800 messages, excess 3 cents) ; two-party 
linej $48 per year (800 messages, excess 3 cents). 

Residence—Direct line, $48 per year (1,000 messages, excess 3 cents); two- 
party line, $36 per year (800 messages, excess 3 cents). 

COIN DEVICE SERVICE. 

Business—Direct line, 15 cents per day guarantee, excess 3 cents each; two- 
party line, 12% cents per day guarantee, excess 4 cents each; four-party line, 10 
cents per day guarantee, excess 5 cents each. 

Residence—Direct line, 12% cents per day guarantee, excess 3 cents each; two- 
party line, 10 cents per day guarantee, excess 4 cents each; four-party line, 5 








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cents per day guarantee, excess 5 cents each; (all calls under guarantee, 5 cents 
each). 

IDEAL SERVICE, RESIDENCE ONLY. 

Direct line, $2.50 per month; two-party line, $2 per month; each outgoing 
city message, 3 cents. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Switchboard including 300 outgoing messages per month, $9 per month. 
Measured service trunks, each, $3 per month. 

Unlimited service trunks, each, $20 per month. 

Terminal stations in same building, 20 or less, 75 cents per month. 

Over 20 stations, 50 cents per month. 

Each outgoing message in excess of the number provided for, 3 cents. 

Extra listing for subscriber or one connected with firm, $5 per year. 

All other extra listing, $10 per year. 

Five per cent paid on gross receipts as a license tax. Regular taxes in addition. 
No free service to the city. 

Total number of telephones, unlimited service, 13,452. 

Total number of telephones, measured service, 23,246. 

Total number of telephones, business, 18,894. 

Total number of telephones, residence, 17,804. 

Total number of telephones, 36,698. 

KINLOCH TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $72 per year; two-party line, $60 per year. 

Residence—Direct line, $48 per year; two-party line, $36 per year; four-party 
line, $24 per year. 

Extension telephone, business, $20 per year. 

Extension telephone, residence, $15 per year. 

Extra listing, subscriber or non-subscriber, $8 per year. 

Company pays 5 per cent compensation on gross receipts, also regular taxes. 

No charge for use of public telephones, except for messages outside of local 
district. 

. Special rates for city hall, police and fire alarm service, 

80 per cent of all subscribers on direct line. 

No slot machines in use. 

Total number of telephones, about 20,000. 


BOSTON, MASS. 

Population, 589,000. 

THE NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

(There are two districts, the Metropolitan District including 7 telephone ex¬ 
changes, and also the Suburban District which includes 6 other exchanges within 



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the city limits and a large number of exchanges in suburbs near Boston. The rates 
for the Metropolitan District cover the territory of the Suburban District. The 
Suburban District rates are much lower but a 10-cent toll is required for talking 
into the Metropolitan District. A subscriber in the Suburban District can talk 
throughout both districts withou toll in case he pays the Metropolitan District rate.) 

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAdTES. 

UNLIMITED. 

Direct Line — Business, $162; residence, $116. 

TAVO-Party — Residence, $90. 

MEASURED SERVICE. 

Direct Line—600 calls, $60; excess calls, 5 cents. 

Two-Party — 500 calls, $45; excess calls, 5 cents. 

COIN SERVICE. 

Four-party Line — Calls 5 cents each in Metropolitan District and 10 cents each 
into the Suburban District. A guarantee is required of $3 per month for business 
and $2.50 per month for residence. 

The foregoing rates are for service within two miles of the Central office. A 
mileage charge is added beyond the two-mile limit. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

UNLIMITED. 

No charge for switchboard. 

Each station in same building, $62 per year. 

Each trunk line, distance not exceeding tAvo miles, $168 per year. (About one- 
half dozen, only, of subscribers.) 

MEASURED SERVICE. 

Switchboard and 4,000 calls, $153 per year. 

Each station in same building, $6 per year. 

Each trunk line, (distance not exceeding tAvo miles) $24 per year. 


Excess calls, $3 per hundred. 

Extension telephone, unlimited service, $18 per year. 

Extension telephone, measured service, $6 per year. 

Extension bells, $1.50 per year. 

Any subscriber, unlimited service, by paying in addition one-half the schedule 
rate (in no case exceeding $50) may allow the use of telephone by another person 
occupying the same office. 

Such use by second party, measured service, $6 per year. 

Additional listing of subscriber’s name, unlimited or measured service, $5 per 
year. 

Number of subscribers in Metropolitan district, 35,191. 

Total number of subscribers in Metropolitan and Suburban districts, reached 
by a subscriber under Metropolitan district rates, approximately 80,000. 

In the Metropolitan district there, are 19,795 measured service telephones and ' 
15,396 unlimited service telephones. 


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BALTIMORE, MD. 
Population, 539,000. 


CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 


Direct line, $125 per year. (No longer quoted.) 

MEASURED SERVICE—BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE. 


Direct Line—- Amount 

GOO Calls.$48 

800 Calls. 57 

1000 Calls. 66 

1200 Calls. 75 

1400 Calls. 84 

1600 Calls. 90 

1800 Calls. 96 

2000 Calls.. 102 


Excess 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
5 cents 
4 cents 


Additional messages up to 4,000, at $3 per hundred. 

Two-party line, 30 messages per month, $2.50 per month and 5 cents per mes¬ 
sage excess. 

RESIDENCE ONLY. 


Four-party line, 600 calls, $36 per year and 5 cents each for excess calls. 


UNLIMITED SERVICE-(RESIDENCE) . 


Direct line, $48 per. year. 
Two-party, $36 per year. 


PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 


Minimum equipment, switchboard, two trunk lines,, two stations on premises, 
and 3,000 local messages in one year, $186. 

Addditional trunk lines, each, $24. - 
Additional stations, each, $6. 


Additional messages, 4 cents each, or $3 per hundred by contract. 

Extension telephone on business measured service, or residence measured or 
unlimited service, $6 per year. 

On direct line three listings of those associated in business without extra charge. 
On business party-line only one listing given without extra charge. Under a resi¬ 
dence contract, one extra listing without charge. In all other cases extra listings, 
$3 each, per year. 

No compensation on gross receipts. 

City service by special contract. 

Total number of stations in Baltimore, 30,000. 

MARYLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY. 

RATES. 

UNLIMITED. 

Business—Direct line, $72 per year; two-party, $58 per year. 

Residence—Direct line, $60 per year; two-party, $48 per year. 










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MEASURED SERVICE. 


Calls. 

Direct* 

Two-Party. 

Four-Party. 

Excess. 

600 

$44 

$35 

$26 

4 cents 

700 

48 

39 

30 

4 cents 

800 

52 

43 

34 

4 cents 

1000 

58 

49 

40 

3 cents 

1200 

62 

53 

44 

2 cents 


PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE, MEASURED. 

Trunk lines, $30 each; switchboard, no charge; stations, $10 each; 3,000 calls, 
$60; excess calls 2 cents each. 

UNLIMITED. 

Trunk lines, $80 each;’ switchboard, per point, $2.50 (the lowest installed is 10- 
point) ; stations, $12 each. 

-Three extra listings free with each contract. Five dollar^ each for aditional list¬ 
ings for persons connected with subscriber. 

Extra listing, non-subscriber, $12. 

Extension telephones, unlimited, $12. 

Extension telephone, measured, $10. 

Bids received for city service. 

No compensation paid on gross receipts. 

Total number of telephones, about 11,000. 


CLEVELAND, OHIO. 

Population, 426,000. 

THE CLEVELAND TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

UNLIMITED. 

Business—Direct line, $84 per year. 

Residence—Direct line, $48 per year; two-party line, $36 per year; four-party 
line, $24 per year. 

MEASURED SERVICE-BUSINESS ONLY. 

Direct line, 300 calls quarterly, $15. 

Two-party line, 225 calls quarterly, $12. 

Direct line, incoming calls only (relief service) $10.50 quarterly. 

(All subject to discount of $1.50 per quarter if paid during first month of 
quarter). 

Excess calls, 3 cents each. 

Discount, if paid during first month of succeeding quarter, and amounting to: 


100 or more per quarter..16 2-3 per cent. 

500 or more per quarter.33 1-3 p er cent. 

1000 or more per quarter. 50 per cent. 






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PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Flat rate trunk lines, each $24 per quarter. 

Measured trunk lines, each $9 per quarter. 

Switchboard, $9 per quarter. (No charge when more than five stations). 

Inside stations, first six, $3 per quarter. 

Inside stations, next fourteen, $2 per quarter. 

Inside stations, exceeding twenty, $1.50 per quarter. 

Extension telephone, limited or measured, business, $12 per year. 

Extension telephone, residence, $6 per year. 

Extra listings, one connected with subscriber, $6 per year. 

Outside listings, $12 per year. 

Listing name of manager of corporation, free. 

Franchise tax paid to the state on gross receipts. Also regular taxes, personal 
and real. 

Free telephones furnished for city fire alarm purposes. 

City hall service, one-half of regular rate. 

Total number of telephones, 28,404, about equally divided between business and 
residence. 

THE CUYAHOGA TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $72; two-party line, $54; four-party line, $36. 

Residence—Direct line, $48; two-party line, $36; four-party line, $24. 

MEASURED SERVICE. 

Business—Direct line, $54 (1,500 calls) ; four-party line, $30 (1,000 calls. 
Residence—Direct line, $39 (1,000 calls) ; four-party line, $21 (600 calls). 
Excess calls one cent each. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

First trunk line, $84 per year. 

Each additional trunk, $.72 per year. 

Stations, $12 per year. 

Extension telephone—Business, $8 per year; residence, $6. 

Extra listing—Business, $10, and residence $5 per year; agents, $3. 

Company pays percentage of gross receipts to the state and regular taxes, both 
real and personal. 

Part of city service free and balance at reduced rate. 

Total number of telephones, 24,030; business 11,966 and residence, 12,064. 
About 300 telephones on measured service. 

Company pays five per cent interest on bonds, six per cent on preferred stock, 
and four per cent on common stock. 


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BUFFALO, N. Y. 
Population, 372,000. 

BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF BUFFALO. 

RATES. 



BUSINESS 

RATES—DIRECT LINE. 


Messages. 

Amount. 

Excess Rate. 

Rate of advance. 

1200 

$ 60 

5 cents 

4 cents 

1300 

64 

5 cents 

4 cents 

1400 

. 68 

5 cents 

4 cents 

1500 

72 

5 cents 

4 cents 

1600 

76 

5 cents 

4 cents 

1700 

80 

5 cents 

4 cents 

1800 

84 

5 cents 

4 cents 

1900 

88 

5 cents 

4 cents 

2000 

92 

4 cents 

3 cents 

2100 

95 

4 cents 

3 cents 

2200 

98 

4 cents 

3 cents 

2300 

101 

4 cents 

3 cents 

2400 

104 

4 cents 

3 cents 

2500 

107 

4 cents 

3 cents 

2600 

110 

4 cents 

3 cents 

2700 

113 

4 cents 

3 cents 

2800 

116 

4 cents 

3 cents 

2900 

119 

4 cents 

3 cents 

3000 

122 

4 cents 

3 cents 

4000 

152 

4 cents 

3 cents 

5000 

182 

4 cents 

3 cents 

5800 

206 

3 cents 

2 cents 

6000 

210 

3 cents 

2 cents 


RESIDENCE RATES-UNLIMITED. 

Direct line, $48 per year; two-party line, $3G per year; four-party line, $30 
per year. 

MEASURED. 

Direct line, 800 messages, $3 per month, excess 4 cents. Two-party line, 600 
messages, $2 per month, excess 4 cents. Four-party line, nickel service, guarantee 
of 5 cents per day. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Five thousand messages, $150; extra messages, 3 cents. Switchboard, free. Two 
trunk lines or more, $36 each. 

Stations in same building as switchboard, $12 per year. 

Stations outside building, $18 and mileage of $40 a mile. 

Extension telephone, business or residence, $12 per year. 

Extra listings, $1 per year. 

No compensation on gross receipts. City uses poles and conduits. 

Special rate to the city for 100,000 messages—2 cents each. 

Public pay stations, nickel service. 

Total number of telephones, 22,500, about equally divided between business 
and residence. 


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PIONEER TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $48 per year; two-party line, $40 per year; three-party 
line, $32 per year; four-party line, $24 per year. 

Residence—Direct line, $36 per year; two-party line, $24 per year; three-party 
line, $20 per year; four-party line, $15 per year. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Switchboard, $20 per year. 

First trunk, $75. 

Additional trunks, $65. 

Each station, $12 per year. 

Extension telephone, business or residence, $12 per year. 

Extra listing, business or residence, $6 per year. 

Extra listing, different business number, $12 per year. 

Company pays 3 per cent on gross receipts to the city. 

No free telephones to the city. 

Public pay stations, nickel service. 

Total number of telephones, about 14,000. 


PITTSBURG, PA. 

Population, 353,000. 

Pittsburgh District also includes Allegheny, population 141,000, and also 42 
suburbs of Pittsburg and Allegheny, with a total population of about 750,000. 

THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND PRINTING TELEGRAPH COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $125 per year; two-party line, $100 per year. 

Residency—Direct line, $100 per year; two-party line, $80 per year. 


MEASURED SERVICE—BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE. 




Two- 

Three- 

Four- 

Additional 


Direct 

Party. 

Party. 

Party. 

Calls. 

600 Calls . 

.$ 55 

$44 

$36 

$32 

6 cents 

700 Calls . 

. 60 

49 

41 

37 

5 cents 

800 Calls . 

. 64 

53 

45 

41 

4 cents 

900 Calls . .. 

. 67 

56 

48 

44 

4 cents 

1000 Calls . 

. 70 

59 

51 

47 

4 cents 

1100 Calls. 

. 73 

62 

54 

50 

4 cents 

1200 Calls . 

. 76 

65 

57 

53 

4 cents 

1300 Calls .. 

. 79 

68 

60 

56 

4 cents 

1400 Calls . 

. 82 

71 

63 

59 

4 cents 

1500 Calls . 

.. .... 85 




4 cents 

1600 Calls . 

. 88 




4 cents 

1700 Calls . 

. 91 




4 cents 

1800 Calls . 

. 94 




4 cents 

1900 Calls . 

. 97 




4 cents 

2000 Calls . 

. 100 

.. 

.. 


4 cents 






















RESIDENCE ONLY. 


Four-party line, 500 calls, $27. Additional calls 5 cents each, or $4 in blocks of 
100, if contractor for in advance. 

Four-party line, $12 per year maintenance charge, and 5 cents for each local call. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Switchboard and 4,000 outgoing messages, in one year, $165. 

Each line to the Central office, per year, $36. 

Stations located on premises, $12 each. 

Additional local messages, 3 cents each. 

Additional listings., $3 per year for one connected with firm or subscriber. 

Additional listings for one not connected with, subscriber, measured service, $6 
per year, ajid for unlimited service, $42 per year. This includes an extension telephone. 
No compensation on gross receipts. 

Rates for city service subject to discount of 33 1-3 per cent. 

August 31st, 1906, number of telephones in Pittsburg District, 46,359. 


Measured service— 

Business ...16,920 

Residence .. 18,030 34,950 


Unlimited Service— 

Business ... 8,396 

Residence .. 3,013 11,409 


46,359 

PITTSBURG AND ALLEGHENY TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

UNLIMITED. 


Business—Direct line, $72; two-party line, $58; four-party line, $48 (restricted 
district). 


Residence—Direct line, $58; two-party line, $48; 
strieted district). 

four-party line, 

$36 (re- 

MEASURED SERVICE. 



Direct Line— 

Rate. 

Excess. 

600 Calls. 

.$51 

6 cents 

700 calls. 

. 56 

5 cents 

800 Calls. 

. 60 

4 cents 

1000 Calls. 

. 64 

4 cents 

Two-Party Line— 

Rate 

Excess. 

800 Calls. 

.$47 

3 cents 

1000 Calls. 

. 50 

3 cents 

Four-Party Line— 

Rate. 

Excess 

800 Calls. 

.$36 

3 cents 

1000 Calls. 

. 40 

3 cents 

















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PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Local 10-drop switchboard with unlimited calls in Pittsburg District, $50. 

Each trunk line to nearest exchange, $84. 

Each station located on premises, $24. 

One extra listing, for person connected with subscriber. All additional listings, 
$6 each per year. 

No percentage of gross receipts paid to the city, but 72 free telephones furnished. 


CINCINNATI, OHIO. 

Population, 342,000. 

THE CINCINNATI AND SUBURBAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. 

(The Cincinnati District covers about 350 square miles and includes many sub¬ 
urban exchanges. The estimated population of the district is about 600,000.) 

HATES. 

Business—Unlimited—Direct line, $100 per year. 

Measured—Direct line (within two miles of exchange) $48 per year. Direct 
line (within four miles of exchange), $60 per year. (Allowing 600 local outgoing 
calls per year. Additional calls, 3 cents.) 

GUARANTEED SERVICE. 

Direct line—Guarantee $5 per month. 

Four-party line—Guarantee 10 cents a day. 

(Five cents for each local call. Stations equipped with coin device.) 

RESIDENCE-UNLIMITED. 

Stations located within two miles of the exchange—Direct line, $48 per year; 
two-party line, $30 per year. 

Stations located within four miles of exchange—Direct line, $60 per year; two- 
party line, $42 per year; four-party line, $30 per year. 

GUARANTEED SERVICE. 

Four-party line—Guarantee 5 cents a day. (Five cents for each local outgoing 
message. Coin device). 

Extension telephone, $9 per year. 

Extension bells, $2 per year. 

Extra listing, person connected with firm, $3 per year. 

Extra listing, person not connected, unlimited service, $25 per year. 

Extra listing, persos not connected, measured service, $12 per year. 

Extra listing, person not connected, guaranteed service, $9 per year. 

Extra listing, residence, person living in same residence, $3 per year. 

No compensation on gross receipts to the city. 

Police patrol service lines free. 

City, County and United States, forty per cent reduction. 

Measured service given on direct line, only. 

Total number of telephones in Cincinnati District, 32,295. 

Three thousand eight hundred sixty-five telephones on flat rate—balance meas¬ 
ured and nickel service. 



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DETROIT, MICH. 

Population, 220,000. 

MICHIGAN TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $80 per year; two-party line, $66.66 per year. 

Residence — Direct line, $46.66 per year; two-party line, $40 per year; four- 
party line, $26.66 per year. 

LIMITED SERVICE. 

Twelve hundred outgoing calls per year, with incoming calls free—Business, 

$53.33; residence, $40; excess calls, 3 cents each. 

GUARANTEE STATIONS. 

Direct line, $60 per year. 

Two-party line, $30 per year. 

Nickel in the slot, with all excess receipts divided equally between the company 
and the subscriber. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Switchboard, free. 

First trunk, $80 per year. 

Subsequent trunks, same rate. 

Terminals — five or more—$20 each per year. 

t 

All of above rates subject to 10 per cent discount for prompt payment. 

Extension telephone, unlimited, $1 per 'month. 

Extension telephone, limited, 50 cents per month. 

Extra listings, $1 each, per month. 

Three per cent of gross receipts to be paid to the state in lieu of all other taxes. 

City hall, fire stations, police stations, and schools furnished with telephones at 
one-third of regular rates. 

Total number of telephones, 23,000. 

Ninety-five per cent of stations are on unlimited service. 

HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

(This company is just beginning to install system.) 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $60 per year; two-party line, $48 per year; four-party 
line, $36 per year. 

Residence—Direct line, $40 per year; two- party line, $32 per year; four-party 
line, $24 per year. 

All service unlimited. 

No free telephones to city. 

Company pays two per cent of gross receipts to the state in addition to regular 
taxes. 

Two independent companies heretofore established, The Detroit Telephone Co., 
and The Peoples Telephone Co., have been absorbed by the Michigan Telephone Co. 


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MILWAUKEE, WIS. 

Population, 309,000. 

WISCONSIN TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business Direct line, $96 per.year; two-party, $72 per year; direct line (in¬ 


coming only), $30 per year. 


MEASURED SERVICE. 



Calls 

Amount. 

Excess. 

Maximum 
for Year. 

Direct line. 

. 600 

$48 

4 cents 

$100 

Direct line. 

.1000 

60 

3 cents 

100 

Direct line. 

.1500 

72 

2 cents 

100 

Two-party . 

.. 900 

48 

3 cents 

* 80 


*Wall telephone. 


NICKEL SERVICE. 


Direct line—Guarantee three calls per day; . 1 y 2 cents rebate for excess calls. 
Two-party line—Guarantee two calls per day; 1 cent rebate for excess calls. 
Four-party line—Guarantee 1 y 2 calls per day; no rebate. 

Ten-party line—Guarantee 1 call per day; no rebate (wall telephone). 
Residence—Direct line, $42 per year; two-party line, $36 per year; four-party 
line, $30 per year. 

MEASURED SERVICE.- 


Direct line 
Two-party 


Calls. Amount. Excess. 

. 800 $36 2 cents 

. 600 30 3 cents 

NICKEL SERVICE. 


Maximum 
for Year. 
$48 
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Direct line—Guarantee 2 calls per day; 1 y 2 cents rebate for excess calls. 
Two-party line—Guarantee 1 y 2 calls per day; 1 cent rebate for excess calls. 
Ten-party line—Guarantee 1 call per day; no rebate. # 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 


UNLIMITED. 


First outgoing trunk..•.$84 per year 

, Second outgoing trunk. 72 per year 

Each additional outgoing trunk. 60 per year 

Each incoming trunk. 30 per year 

Switchboard, not exceeding 15 drops .*. 48 per year 


MEASURED SERVICE. 


Each outgoing trunk...Free 

Each incoming trunk .. . . ; .Free 

Switchboard, not exceeding 15 drops (including 2,000 local 

messages) ....$ 120 per year 

Excess messages, each.2 cents 

















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Business—Extension telephone, with bell, on same premises, $12 per year; ex¬ 
tension telephone, outside of premises, $18 per year and mileage. 

Residence—Extension telephone, desk, $9 per year; extension telephone, wall, 
$6 per year. 

EXTRA LISTING. 

Member same firm, same business, $3 per year. 

Joint user, unlimited service, $20 per year. 

Joint user, limited service, including 600 additional calls, $20 yearly. 

Joint user, nickel-in-slot service, $6 per year. 

Any individual residing at residence, $3 per year. 

TOLL TERMINALS. 

Direct party, toll only, desk or wall, $30 per year. 

One hundred fifty dollars of coupons, ten per cent discount. 

Three hundred dollars of coupons, fifteen per cent discount. 

Six hundred dollars of coupons, twenty-five per cent discount. 

No special rates made for city service. 

Four per cent franchise tax paid to the state in lieu of all other taxes. 

Eighty per cent of all business telephones are’ on measured service. 

Public pay stations are all nickel-in-slot service. 

One thousand three hundred twenty-nine measured service telephones recently 
installed in proportion to 52 unlimited telephones. 

Total number of telephones, 20,350. 


WASHINGTON, D. C. 
Population, 298,000. 

CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO. 

RATES. 

MEASURED . SERVICE, BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE. 


Direct Line- 



Annual rate 

Excess rate 

600 

Calls. . 

* 

.$ 39 

5 

cents 

800 

Calls. . 


. 48 

5 

cents 

1000 

Calls.. 


. . :. 57 

5 

cents 

1200 

Calls. . 


,. 66 

4 

cents 

1400 

Calls. . 


. 72 

4 

cents 

1600 

Calls.. 


.. ... 78 

4 

cents 

1800 

Calls. . 


. 84 

• 4 

cents 

2000 

Calls.. 


. 90 

4 

cents 

2200 

Calls.. 

• 

.. 96 

4 

cents 

2400 

Calls.. 


. 102 

4 

cents 

2700 

Calls.. 


. 108 

3 

cents 

3000 

Calls. . 


. 114 

3 

cents 

3300 

Calls.. 


. 120 

3 

cents 

3600 

Calls. . 


. 126 

3 

cents 

3900 

Calls. . 


. 132 

3 

cents 

4200 

Calls. . 


. 138 

3 

cents 

4500 

Calls.. 


. 144 

3 

cents 




















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Two-party line, 30 messages per month, $2.50 per month and 5 cents each for 
excess calls. 

RESIDENCE ONLY—UNLIMITED. 

Direct line, $48 per year; two-party, $36 per year. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Minimum equipment, switchboard, two trunk lines, two stations on premises, 
and 3,000 local messages in one year, $186, 

Additional trunk lines, each, $24. 

Additional stations, each $6. 

Additional messages, 4 cents each or $3 per hundred by contract. 

Extension telephone on business measured service, or residence measured or un¬ 
limited service, $6 per year. 

On direct line, 3 listings of those associated in business without extra charge. 
On business party line, only one listing given without extra charge. 

Under a residence contract, one extra listing without charge. 

In all other cases extra listings, $3 each per year. 

Four per cent compensation paid on gross receipts. 

Government service all by special contract and on measured basis. 

Total number of stations, 26,000. 


MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINN. 

Minneapolis, Population, 250,000. 

St. Paul, Population, 190,000. 

NORTHWESTERN TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

UNLIMITED SERVICE. 

Business—Direct line, $90 per year; two-party, $78 per year; four-party, $54 
per year; receiving line, $30 per year. 

Residence—Direct line, $54 per year; two-party, $48 per year; four-party, $36 
per year. 

MEASURED SERVICE. 

Business—Direct line, 800 calls, $54; two-party, 600 calls, $42. 

Residence—Four-party, 600 calls, $30. 

Excess calls, 3 cents each. 

COIN DEVICE SERVICE. 

Business—Direct line, guarantee, $48; two-party, guarantee, $36. 

Residence—Ten-party, guarantee, $18; (no new contracts taken). 

All calls 5 cents each. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Trunk lines, unlimited, $72 per year. 

Trunk lines, measured, $12 per year. 



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Extension telephones, $12 per year. 

Fifty cents per month discount on unlimited and measured rates if paid in 
advance. 

No compensation on gross receipts to the city. 

Company pays regular taxes. 

No free telephones to the city, but reduced rates. 

Total number of telephones in Minneapolis, 15,011. 

Total number of telephones in St. Paul, 10,338. 

In Minneapolis, 3,745 business places and 468 residences have both systems. 

In St. Paul, 2,582 business places and 272 residences have both systems. 

In Minneapolis and St. Paul there are 7,067 business places and residences that 
have dual service. 

TRI-STATE TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $4 per month. 

Residence—Direct line, $2.50 per month. 

PEIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Trunks, $4 per month each; stations, $1 per month each. 

Extension telephone, business or residence, $1 per month. 

City service furnished at reduced rate, including City Hall, Police Department, 
Fire Department, etc. 

Three per cent tax on gross earnings paid to the state as franchise tax. This 
is in lieu of all other taxes. 

Total number of telephones in Minneapolis, 14,200, of which 6,862 are business 
telephones. 

Total number of telephones in St. Paul, 7,350. 

Number of telephones in Minneapolis and St. Paul, 21,550. 


LOUISVILLE, KY. 

Population, 220,000. 

CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $96; two-party, $60; four-party, $48. 
Residence—Direct line, $36; two-party, $30. 

Extension sets, business and residence, $1.00 per month. 

Extra listing, business, 50 cents per quarter. 

Extra listing, residence, 25 cents per quarter. 

Extra listing, additional user, $1.00 per month. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Switchboard, $2.50 per month for each drop. 

Stations, $1.50 per month. 



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First trunk, $8 per'month. 

Second trunk, $7.50 per month. 

Third trunk, $6.50 per month (additional trunks, same rate). 

(Subject to 50 cents discount for prompt payment.) 

OFFICE BUILDING EXCHANGE. 

Switchboard, $37.50 per month. 

One trunk for every eight telephones, $7.50 per month. 

Telephones, $2.50 per month. 

Public pay stations, 5 cents per call. 

Number of telephones in Louisville, 10,028. 

Number of telephones, in Louisville District, 13,500 (no toll). 

No free telephones to the city. 

No compensation on gross receipts. 

HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $48 per year. 

Residence—Direct line, within one mile of t!ourt House, $24 per year. 

Direct line, between one and two miles, $30 per year. 

Direct line, over two miles and within city limits, $36 per year. 

(No party line service within the city.) 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Private lines, trunks, $48 per year. 

Additional drops, $12 per year. 

Extra listings, $8 per year. 

Ten free telephones to the city. 

No compensation to city on gross receipts. 

Number of telephones within the city, sworn statement July 1, 1906, 7,350. 
Number of telephones in Louisville District, 11,250 (no toll). 


INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 

Population, 205,000. 

CENTRAL UNION TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $54 per year; two-party line, $42 per year. 

Residence—Direct line, $24 per year; two-party line, $18 per year. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Switchboard, $12 for each terminal, counting telephone switchboard as one 
terminal. 

First trunk, $54; each additional trunk, $27. 

Business extension, $10, per year. 

Residence extension, $6 per year. 



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One extra listing of member of firm, free; additional listings, $6 per year, 
for member of firm or otherwise. 

Public pay stations, nickel service. 

No free telephones to the city. Bids made for city service. 

Company pays $6,000 per year compensation to the city. 

Total number of telephones about 9,800. 

INDIANAPOLIS TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

BATES. 

Business—Direct line, within two mile radius, $40 per year; $1.50 additional 
for each one-quarter mile or fraction thereof; two party line, $32 per year, within 
two mile radius, and $40 per year outside of two mile radius and within city 
limits; four-party line, $24 per year, within two mile radius, also outside. 

Residence—Direct line, within two-mile radius, $24 per year, $1.50 additional for 
each one-quarter mile or fraction thereof; two-party line, $21 per year, within two 
mile radius, and $24 per yea.r outside of two mile radius and within city limits; 
four-party line, $18 per year, anywhere within city limits. 

PRIVATE .BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Two-way trunk, $40; one-way trunk, $30; toll trunk, $12. 

Inside extension, $10 per year; outside extension, $30 per year and upwards; 
extension bells, $3 per year; extra listings, $10 per year. 

Doctor’s party line—Business, $40 per year, within two mile radius. 

Doctor’s party line—Residence, $24 per year, within two mile radius. 

Private lines, first mile or fraction, $30 per year. 

Private lines, each additional one-quarter mile or fraction, $5 per year. 

Eight exchanges outside of Indianapolis, getting Indianapolis rates, and total 
number of telephones in such Indianapolis district, 11,500. 

Six thousand per year compensation paid by the company on first 5,000 tele¬ 
phones and $2 per year for additional telephones. 

City receives bids for city service. 


KANSAS CITY, MO. 

Population, 176,000. 

MISSOURI AND KANSAS TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

UNLIMITED SERVICE. 

Business—Direct line, $96; two-party, selective, $72. 

Residence—Direct line, $36; two-party line, selective, $30; four-party line, semi- 
selective, $24. 

MEASURED SERVICE—BUSINESS ONLY. 

Direct line, 960 messages, $48. 

Two-party line, 780 messages, $39. 

Excess messages, 3 cents each. 



COIN DEVICE SERVICE. 

Guarantee 

per Month. Excess. 

Direct line. $4.00 3 cents 

Two-party line, selective. 3.25 3 cents 

Four-party line, semi-selective. 2.25 5 cents 

A refund of 2 cents per message is made to direct and to two-party subscribers on 
messages in excess of guaranteed amount. 


PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE, NO. 1. 

Unlimited Service— Per Month. 

Switchboard complete with not to exceed 15 drops.$2.00 

Each additional group of 5 drops or fraction thereof.20 

Unlimited Trunks— Per Month. 

First 10 trunks, each. $8 

Trunks, 11 to 20 inclusive, each. 7 

Trunks, 21 to 30 inclusive, each... 6 

Trunks, 31 and over, each. 5 

Receiving Trunks— Per Month. 

First 10 trunks, each.$3.00 

Trunks, 11 to 20, inclusive, each. 2.75 

Trunks, 21 to 30, inclusive, each. 2.50 

Trunks, 3l and over, each. 2.25 

Stations in Same Building with Switchboard— Per Month. 

First 40 stations, each.$1.00 


Each 20 stations additional,.25 cents per station reduction. 

MEASURED SERVICE. 

Four thousand messages per year within exchange limits. Excess messages, 
3 cents each or $25 per thousand. 

Switchboard, complete with not to exceed 15 drops, $10 per month. 

Each additional group of 5 drops or fraction thereof, 20 cents per month. 
Unlimited trunks, free. 

STATIONS IN SAME BUILDING. 

First 40 stations, each $1 per month. 

Reductions for each 20 stations additional. 

ADDITIONAL LISTING. 

Mbmbers of a firm (same business), $3 per year. 

Joint user, unlimited service, business, $15 per year. 

Joint user, measured service, business, $12 per year. 

Joint user, unlimited service, residence, $6 per year. 

Public pay stations, within Kansas City District, 5 cents a message. 

Number of flat rate business telephones, 1,258. 

Number of pay stations, 702. 

Total number of business telephones, 9,574. 

Number of flat rate residence telephones, 9,670. 

Total number of telephones, 20,639. 

















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Of the above number 4,519 are duplicated by the Home Telephone Company, about 
4,000 being business duplications. The balance largely physicians’ duplications. 

No compensation paid on gross receipts. 

Thirty-six free telephones are furnished to the police, fire department and other 
city service. 

The company also pays a special conduit tax, per lineal yard, varying from 20 
cents to 30 cents. 

THE KANSAS CITY HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $54 per year. 

Residence—$36 per year. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. 

Switchboard, $30 per year. 

Trunk lines, each, $54 per year. 

Stations located dn same room as switchboard, $12 per year. 

Extension telephone—Business, $12 per year; residence, $9 per year. 

Extension bells, $3 per year. 

Extra listing—Non-subscriber, $12 per year; subscriber or representative, $4 
per year; residence, $4 per year. 

Free telephones in drug stores. 

Slot machines in public buildings, hotels, etc. 

Two per cent on gross receipts paid to the city. 

Switchboards and trunks free for city service, but a charge of $1 per station. 
Total number of telephones in Kansas City, 16,800. 


DENVER, COLO. 


Population, 149,000. 

THE COLORADO TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 


BUSINESS—UNLIMITED. 


Direct line, $120 per year. 

(No new contracts for flat service are taken. Old subscribers are continued at 
above rate.) 

RESIDENCE—UNLIMITED. 

Direct line, $90 per year. 

Two-party line, $66 per year. 

BUSINES S—MEA SURED—GUARANTEED. 

Direct line, $4 per month (50 calls). Excess 2 cents each.- 
Two-party line, $3.50 per month (50 calls). Excess 3 cents. 

Direct line, 15 cents per day guarantee, each call 5 cents for 3 minutes or a 



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fraction, and 2 cents to be rebated monthly for each call in excess of guarantee. 
Coin device. 

Two-party line, 10 cents per day guarantee, calls 5 cents each for 3 minutes or 
a fraction. Coin device. 

RESIDENCE—MEASURED—GUARANTEED. 

Direct line, $2.50 per month (50 calls). Excess 2 cents each. 

Two-party line, $2 per month (34 calls). Excess 3 cents each. 

Individual line, 10 cents a day guarantee, calls 5 cents each, and 2 cents re¬ 
bated on all calls in excess of guarantee. Coin device. 

Two-party line, 7 cents per day guarantee, calls 5 cents each. Coin device. 
Ten-party line, 5 cents per day guarantee, calls 5 cents each. Coin device. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE—FLAT SERVICE. 

Trunks, $120 per year. 

Switchboard, equipped with telephone, $92 per year. 

Branches on same premises, $42 per year. 

Branches not on same premises, $42 per year and $5 mileage for each quarter 
mile or fraction. 

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE—MEASURED SERVICE. 

Trunk lines, as many as necessary, free. 

Ringing circuit and all current, $36 per year. 

Switchboard of 80 lines or less, with telephone equipment, $48 per year. 
Branches same building as switchboard, the first 20, each, $12 per year. 

Branches over 20 in number, each, $6 per year. 

Wiring and installation, free. 

These charges include no calls. All calls 2 cents each. 

Extension telephone, business, flat service, $24 per year. 

Extension telephone, residence, flat service, $12 per year. 

Extra listing, non-subscriber, flat business service, $40 per year. 

The same, measured service, $12 per year. 

Additional listing of subscriber, $4 per year. 

Total number of flat rate telephones, including business, residence, private 
branch exchange and extension telephones, 2,116. 

Total number under measured service, 8,440. 

Total number under coin service, 8,733. 

Total number of telephones, 19,289. 

No free telephones to the city. 

No compensation on gross receipts. 


OMAHA, NEB. 

Population, 117,000. 

NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business. * No. of Telephones. 

Direct line, $84 per year..1,537 

Two-party line, $66 per year. 187 

Four-party line, $54 per year. 613 






Residence 

Direct line, $4 per month.2,890 

Two-party line, $3.50 per month.2,407 

Four-party line, $3 per month.». . 1,525 


(One dollar per month rebate on residence rates for prompt payment.) 

LIMITED SERVICE. 



Direct Line. 

Two-Party. 

Four-Party. 

600 calls. 

.$42 

$36 

$30 

700 calls . 

. . . .. 45 

39 

33 

800 calls. 

.. 48 

42 

36 

900 calls. 

. 51 

45 

39 

1000 calls . 

. 54 

48 

42 


Excess calls 4 cents each, or $3 per hundred. 

Extension telephone, business, $1.25 per month. 

Extension telephone, residence, $1 per month. 

Extension telephone, residence, wall set, 50 cents per month. 

Extra listing, person connected with the firm, $4 per year. 

Extra firm using same telephone, $18 per year. 

Public pay stations, nickel service. 

Drug stores, free service. 

No compensation on gross receipts. Telephones furnished to the city at 50 
per cent discount. 

Total number of telephones, 12,358. 


SEATTLE, WASH. 

Population, 200,000 (estimated). 

PACIFIC STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $72; direct line (100 calls per month), $60, excess 3 cents; 
two-party, $48; four-party, $36. 

Residence—Direct line, $36; two-party, $30; four-party, $18. 

Portable sets 50 cents per month additional. 

Extension telephone, $1 per month plus installation charge of $1.50. 

Reduced rates for city service. 

No compensation on gross receipts. 

INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE COMPANY. 

RATES. 

Business—Direct line, $4.50 per month; two-party, $4 per month; four-party 
$3 per month. 

Residence—Direct line, $3 per month; two-party, $2.50 per month; four party, 
$2 per month. 

A rebate of 50 cents per month allowed on above rates for payment before the 
10th of each month. 

Reduced rates for city service. 

No compensation on gross receipts. 











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